CYBERSECURITY CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

ABOUT US

The Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CoE) is a joint initiative of the Government of Telangana
and
Data Security Council of India (DSCI). DSCI is a not-for-profit, industry body on data
protection in
India, setup by NASSCOM®, committed to making the cyberspace safe, secure and trusted by
establishing best practices, standards and initiatives in cyber security and privacy. DSCI is
the
apex industry body for Cybersecurity in India.

VISION

Accelerate Telangana’s cybersecurity momentum and position it as one of the leading
cybersecurity hubs in India.

MISSION

To lead Telangana’s transformation by creating a conducive cybersecurity ecosystem which nurtures
innovation, entrepreneurship and capability building.

Key Stakeholders

With a vision to drive the cybersecurity ecosystem and make the state of Telangana a
torchbearer for cybersecurity products and services, the CoE works with and supports the
five main pillars of the ecosystem:

Industry

Large Enterprises, SMEs, Start-ups. An Incubation Centre for Startups in the CoE Facility

Government

Central & State government departments and agencies, LEA, Defense, and Policy Making

Academia and R&D Centres

Universities and Technical institutions – Academic and Professional programs and
trainings, Research and Development

Facility

The CoE is establishing a 6000 Sq. Ft. facility in
Manjeera Corporate Trinity in Hyderabad. The
facility will incubate start-ups, host trainings, workshops, events, showcase products in an
experience zone and will enable the CoE in fulfilling the goals and objectives. The facility is
designed to be the catalyst for Cybersecurity development in the state of Telangana and will be
a hub for everything related to Cybersecurity. The facility will be equipped with
state-of-the-art technology for development of cutting-edge Cybersecurity products and to
showcase them.

Events

Cybersecurity panel with Mayor of London – 18th September 2019

18th September 2019

Rt. Hon. Alderman Peter Estlin Lord Mayor of the City of London Corporation is visiting Hyderabad and will be part of the panel discussions of Fintech & Cybersecurity. There will be a networking session for startups, corporates and the visiting UK Fintech companies.

GCC Roundtable

September 2019

A cybersecurity and privacy roundtable is planned with members of GCC (Global Capability Centres) in the second half of September 2019.

DevSecOps workshop

13th and 14th of August 2019

A two-day hands on DevSecOps workshop will be conducted on 13th and 14th of August 2019 for industry professionals.

Cybersecurity Industry Meetup

19th August 2019

CoE in collaboration with the Israeli group CyberTech will be conducting a Cybersecurity industry meetup on 19th August. This is 3-hour evening session and is meant for enabling collaboration between Israeli and Indian cybersecurity professionals.

Advanced Forensics LEA workshop

21st August 2019

A forensics workshop will be conducted for LEA (law enforcement agency) professionals of Telangana on 21st August. This is an advanced level digital forensics workshop for officers who are already familiar with forensics tools.

CoE Team

Dr. Sriram Birudavolu

CEO - Cybersecurity, CoE

Andrew Lazarus

Manager - Business Development, Cybersecurity, CoE

Krishna Kiran

Assistant Manager, Cybersecurity, CoE

Sholitha Aennamaneni

Assistant Manager - Marketing, Cybersecurity, CoE

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